Ex-CIA Director George Tenet's memoir published
{{date|April 30, 2007}}
[[Image:George Tenet portrait headshot.jpg|right|120px|thumb|George Tenet]]
Former [[w:Director of the Central Intelligence Agency|Director of the Central Intelligence Agency]], [[w:George Tenet|George Tenet]] has released his [[w:memoir|memoir]], ''[[w:At the Center of the Storm: My Years at the CIA|At the Center of the Storm: My Years at the CIA]]''.

The book outlines Tenet's version of [[w:September 11, 2001 attacks|9/11]], the [[w:War on Terrorism|War on Terrorism]], the [[w:War in Afghanistan (2001–present)|2001 War in Afghanistan]], the run-up to the [[w:Iraq war|2003 Iraq war]], [[w:rough interrogation|rough interrogation]] and other events.

Tenet spoke about his memoir on [[w:60 Minutes II|''60 Minutes'']] yesterday, outlining the contents of his book including allegations that are contrary to the [[w:George W. Bush administration|George W. Bush administration]] positions.

Tenet faced accusations of hypocrisy from former [[w:espionage|espionage]] officials on the book's release date, for not speaking out earlier against the [[w:White House|White House]]'s push to invade [[Iraq]].

An error was found in the book where a key conversation with then [[w:Pentagon|Pentagon]] advisor [[w:Richard Perle|Richard Perle]] on September 12, 2001, in which Tenet claims Perle told him that "Iraq had to pay for the attack" could not have occurred as Perle was stranded in Paris and didn't return to [[w:Washington, D.C.|Washington, D.C.]] until three days later.

== Sources ==
{{Wikipediapar|At the Center of the Storm: My Years at the CIA}}
*{{source|url= http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=3100188&page=1
|title=Former CIA Director Breaks Ranks With Bush, Rattles Washington
|author=
|pub=ABC News
|date=April 30, 2007}}
*{{source|url= http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18351287/
|title=Tenet claims CIA was a scapegoat for war
|author=Robert Windrem and Alex Johnson
|pub=MSNBC
|date=April 30, 2007}}
*{{source|url= http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=topNews&storyid=2007-04-30T173127Z_01_SCH057785_RTRUKOC_0_US-USA-TENET1.xml
|title=Ex-CIA director faces criticism over memoir
|author=
|pub=Reuters
|date=April 30, 2007}}
*{{source|url= http://www.losangeleschronicle.com/articles/viewArticle.asp?articleID=25702
|title=Tenet Memoir Draws Heat From Key Players
|author=Katherine Shrader, AP
|pub=Los Angeles Chronicle
|date=April 30, 2007}}
*{{source|url= http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/04/25/60minutes/main2728375.shtml |title=George Tenet: At The Center Of The Storm
|author=60 Minutes II
|pub=CBS News
|date=April 29, 2007}}
*{{source|url= http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/27/AR2007042702052.html
|title= Tenet Tries to Shift the Blame. Don't Buy It.
|author=Michael F. Scheuer
|pub=The Washington Post
|date=April 29, 2007}}
*{{source|url= http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/28/books/28kaku.html?em&ex=1177992000&en=c04b29ffd3e14e1b&ei=5087%0A
|title= An Ex-C.I.A. Chief on Iraq and the Slam Dunk That Wasn't
|author=Michiko Kakutani
|pub=The New York Times
|date=April 28, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6599183.stm
|title=Ex-CIA chief pens critical memoir
|author=
|pub=BBC News Online
|date=April 27, 2007}}
*{{source|url= http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSN26444475
|title=Ex-CIA chief says 'slam dunk' Iraq quote misused
|author=Michelle Nichols
|pub=Reuters
|date=April 26, 2007}}

== External links ==
*[http://www.harpercollins.com/books/9780061147784/At_the_Center_of_the_Storm/index.aspx?HCHP=Flash_1_GeorgeTenet_043007 Harper Collins official homepage for Tenet's book]

{{publish}}
{{archived}}

[[Category:Books]]
[[Category:CIA]]
[[Category:North America]]
[[Category:Politics and conflicts]]
[[Category:United States]]
[[Category:George W. Bush]]
[[Category:60 Minutes]]

[[fr:George Tenet, ancien directeur de la CIA, publie ses mémoires]]
George Tenet
Former Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, George Tenet has released his memoir, At the Center of the Storm: My Years at the CIA.

The book outlines Tenet's version of 9/11, the War on Terrorism, the 2001 War in Afghanistan, the run-up to the 2003 Iraq war, rough interrogation and other events.

Tenet spoke about his memoir on 60 Minutes yesterday, outlining the contents of his book including allegations that are contrary to the George W. Bush administration positions.

Tenet faced accusations of hypocrisy from former espionage officials on the book's release date, for not speaking out earlier against the White House's push to invade Iraq.

An error was found in the book where a key conversation with then Pentagon advisor Richard Perle on September 12, 2001, in which Tenet claims Perle told him that "Iraq had to pay for the attack" could not have occurred as Perle was stranded in Paris and didn't return to Washington, D.C. until three days later.
Books CIA North America Politics and conflicts United States George W. Bush 60 Minutes